Irish Property Market

20 February 2026  |  5 min read

Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Back in the Irish Market. What That Means for Individual Buyers.

International institutional investors — sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and REITs — are returning to the Irish residential market in 2026. For individual buyers competing in the same submarkets, the competitive landscape has materially changed.

19 February 2026  |  7 min read

Dublin Median Property Price Breaks €500,000: What the Transaction Data Shows

Analysis of Property Price Register data as Dublin's median residential price crosses €500,000 for the first time — the structural drivers, geographic concentration, affordability implications, and what it means for buyers entering the market in 2025.

19 February 2026  |  5 min read

At the Limit: What Overpaying Costs When You're Already at Your Mortgage Ceiling

Dublin's median residential property now requires a household income of €112,500 to finance under Central Bank rules — well above Dublin's median household income. For buyers who reach that threshold, the financial consequences of a poorly calibrated offer are not a minor inconvenience. They are carried for the life of the mortgage.

20 February 2025  |  6 min read

Ireland Has No Bid Register. Here's Why That Is Costing Buyers Tens of Thousands.

Irish property buyers have no legal mechanism to verify whether a competing bid is genuine. Estate agents are not required to maintain or publish bid logs. This is not a flaw — it is the operating structure of the Irish residential sales market, and it systematically extracts value from buyers.

14 February 2025  |  5 min read

Daft.ie Shows Asking Prices. The PPR Shows Reality. Irish Buyers Are Using the Wrong Data.

Ireland's dominant property portals — Daft.ie and MyHome.ie — display listing prices set by vendors and their agents. This is not market data. A systematic analysis of how the information gap structurally disadvantages buyers and why the Property Price Register is the only reliable basis for offer decisions.